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South Africa

W Cape receives record number of Grade 1 and 8 applications for 2025

Today at 09:44 AM, via SAnews

W Cape receives record number of Grade 1 and 8 applications for 2025

The Western Cape provincial government has announced that it has received 102 680 applications for Grade 1 and 8 for 2025.

This is an increase of 5 936 on last year’s on-time window, during which applications for 96 744 Grade 1 and 8 learners were received. 

The admissions window closed on Friday, 12 April 2024, at...

South Africa

Load shedding continues to be suspended

Today at 09:10 AM, via SAnews

Load shedding continues to be suspended

Power utility Eskom says although reaching 21 days without load shedding is a milestone, it remains committed to ultimately eliminating the rotational power outages.

Eskom has kept the lights on for at least 535 hours – a feat last achieved nearly two years ago.

“This is a result of sustained generation capacity, adequate emergency reserves,...

Business

Petrol price double-blow for South Africa

Today at 09:46 AM, via BusinessTech

Petrol price increases don’t just hit you in the pocket at the pumps – the knock on effects are also causing pain in the bigger picture.

Science/Tech

Small Pet Foods Business Maneli Pets Gets A Power Boost From Shoprite Next Capital

Today at 11:07 AM, via Tech Financials

“Our business would not survive another 12 months with constant rolling blackouts. We had to find an alternative solution,” said Harvard-trained entrepreneur, Nhlanhla Dlamini, who founded Maneli Pets in 2016. The small, Johannesburg-based pet foods manufacturer uses refrigeration and dehydration machines that run on 24 to 48-hour cycles. During stage 5 and 6 loadshedding, the […]

Health

Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs

Today at 09:00 AM, via New York Times

Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation.